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The Cosmic Influence

by Walter Cruttenden, Shawn Freeman & Geoff Patino

Join in as Walter Cruttenden and Shawn Freeman explore the ancient myth and folklore of cultures throughout the world and its connection to the stars, specifically the celestial motion known as the precession of the equinox. Walter, Shawn and their guests examine evidence that precession is caused by our Sun's interaction with a lost companion star, of which the ancients knew. They explore how this grand celestial motion may cause a great cycle of Ages that has influenced human history on a vast scale and continues to influence our life experience here on Earth today.

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Episodes

  1. Cosmos and Logos with John Lundwall

    John Lundwall talks about ancient myth and the oral traditions of ancient peoples

  2. Supernormal by Dean Radin

    Dean Radin talks about the science behind supernormal human actions and ancient vedic powers

  3. Egyptian Discoveries in Archeoacustics with Gary Evans

    Gary Evans tells of his recent adventure inside the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid.

  4. The Newgrange Sirius Mystery: Linking Passage Grave Cosmology With Dogon Symbology

    James explains the astronomical mysteries of Irish passage graves and what they have in common with Dogon symbology.

  5. American Veda

    Philip Goldberg explains the spiritual aspects of yoga and its history in America.

  6. The Bond

    Lynne McTaggart talks about a new 9/11 peace experiment and her latest book "The Bond"

  7. The Cosmological Origins of Myth and Symbol

    Laird Scranton has been doing research about the similarities between the Egyptian and Dogon hieroglyphics and the parent cosmology they are derived from. He has recently extended his research to the modern day culture of the Na-Khi tribe. A fascinating link between civilizations separated by…

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  8. Waking From Sleep: Why Awakening Experiences Occur and How to Make them Permanent

    Steve Taylor speaks about realizing higher states of energy and peace and how we can escape our more common unaware state. How does this relate to the cyle of evolution on our planet? Steve's ideas fall in line with the yuga cycle as explained by Swami Sri Yukteswar.

  9. Life Force, The Scientific Basis

    Claude Swanson explains the science and physics of mysteries such as long distance healing and the nature of aura. What is "subtle energy", chi, or prana really? Dr. Swanson has the answer in his book "Life Force, The Scientific Basis".

  10. Art of Navigation with Felix Wolf

    Felix Wolf tells about his meeting with and learning from Carlos Casteneda, his experience working with at risk youth in Montana and the basic princliples behind the "Art of "Navigation."

  11. The Pyramid Code

    Dr. Carmen Boulter is an author, director and producer who recently released a groundbreaking documentary series, "The Pyramid Code" a 5 episode DVD set. Why do we have so little understanding of the Ancient Egyptians? We discuss the Nabta Playa, hieroglyphics, and ancient technologies that may...

  12. The Purpose Guided Universe

    Bernard Haisch, one of the most prolific astronomers on the planet, speaks about his book "The Purpose Guided Universe" and combining the truths of science and spirituality. What is reality? Is there something beyond physical matter and energy?

  13. Beyond 2012: Catastrophe or Ecstasy - A Complete Guide to End-of-Time Predictions

    Geoff Stray has been researching the significance of 2012 for over 20 years. He talks about the 2012 phenomenon and what we may experience in the near future.

  14. Atlantis: Egyptian Genesis

    Ian Driscoll talks about his book "Atlantis: Egyptian Genesis" co-authored with Matthew Kurtz. Ian talks indepth about the diference between Plato's Atlantis narrative and Atlantis the lost civilization. We discuss the similarities between this Atlantis narrative and the mythologies of many…

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  15. Rocks and Rows: Sailing Routes Across the Atlantic and the Copper Trade

    Jay Wakefield's latest book "Rocks and Rows: Sailing Routes Across the Atlantic and the Copper Trade" is the subject today. Jay explains the possibilty of a connected ancient world culture linked by sailing routes across the Atlantic.

  16. The Shakespeare Mystery

    Michael Dunn's research regarding the Shakespeare mystery challeges the curent view of history. Who was the "true" William Shakespeare? Michael provides some astonishing evidence. In addition we talk about Michael's new book entitled "Romancing the Divine".

  17. The Giza Power Plant - Pt. 2

    Chris continues to discusses his book "The Giza Power Plant" and further explains his paradigm busting theories.

  18. The Giza Power Plant - Pt. 1

    Chris Dunn answers questions about the level of Egyptian technolgy and his book "The Giza Power Plant". What level of technology did the ancient Egyptians posess? What were they using it for?

  19. Chaco Canyon Archaeoacustics with Richard Loose

    Richard Loose is an expert on the archaeoacustic research that's been done in and around Chaco Canyon by many notable figures including himself. He answers questions about how the ancient Navajo and Pueblo people may have used the curved surface of the cliff face at Chaco Canyon.

  20. CPAK 2009: presented by the Binary Research Institute

    Ancient cultures around the world believed that consciousness and history move in a vast cycle of time with alternating Dark and Golden Ages - Plato called it the Great Year. Today we know it as one “precession of the equinox,” an obscure astronomical motion, and consider the Golden Age to be…

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  21. Futurist John L. Petersen

    Noted futurist John L. Petersen gives us his take on what the future may hold"

  22. Lucid Dreaming: Gateway To The Inner Self - Pt. 2

    Robert Waggoner shares stories about communicating with Nature in part two of our interview about his book "Lucid Dreaming: Gateway To The Inner Self"

  23. Lucid Dreaming: Gateway To The Inner Self - Pt. 1

    Robert Waggoner explains the significance of dreaming in ancient cultures, how we can dream lucidly as well as what we can do with the information gained in these dreams. His book is entitled "Lucid Dreaming: Gateway To The Inner Self"

  24. In The Greater Scheme of Things

    Carlos Aguirre tells us about his latest book "In The Greater Scheme of Things: Whispers of the Soul"

  25. Sun of gOd

    Gregory Sams new book is "Sun of gOd: Discover the Self-Organizing Consciousness That Underlies Everything."

  26. The Time Prompt Phenomenon

    Marie D. Jones and Larry Flaxman speak about their new book "11:11 the Time Prompt Phenomenon: The Meaning Behind Mysterious Signs, Sequences, and Synchronicities."

  27. Earth Grids

    Hugh Newman is an earth mysteries and esoteric science researcher. His most recent book, 'Earth Grids - The Secret Patterns of Gaia's Sacred Sites', has been published by Wooden Books.

  28. The Sphinx Mystery

    Shrouded in mystery for centuries, the Sphinx of Giza has frustrated many who have attempted to discover its original purpose. Robert Temple sheds new light on this ancient structure and makes sense of age old anomalies.

  29. Nanotech and the Yugas

    Boris Fritz is an Engineer and Senior Technical Specialist who has been involved in aerospace for the last 25 years. He has been studying the Great Year for over 40 years, and is fascinated by ancient history and religions. He passed his Doctoral exams at UCLA in the fields of the History of...

  30. The Mosque of Cordoba

    A fresh look at the Mosque of Cordoba requires that we go back in time to the Phoenician era of the 2nd to 1st millennia BC and before that to a "Golden Age" stretching back thousands of years when there thrived civilizations that attained high technological and esthetic levels which eventually...

  31. Peak Experiences

    In August 2002, shortly after his 35th birthday, something rather remarkable happened, the first of two events that he now describes as “peak experiences.” These were extensive and astonishing shifts in awareness that happened instantaneously. The result for Howie was an immediate release from…

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  32. Exploring Damanhur

    Damanhur is a collective dream transformed into reality thanks to the creative power of positive thought. It is a laboratory for the future, a seed that has been growing for over thirty years, little by little, constantly transforming and renewing itself so as to bring to life the reality its...

  33. The Mystery of Nabta Playa

    Thomas Brophy has a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, was a staff research scientist at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, with NASA interplanetary spacecraft projects, and was a National Science Foundation exchange scientist with the University of Tokyo and Japan…

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  34. An Introduction To Vedic Astrology

    Sam Geppi is a Vedic Astrologer and has recently developed the “Universal Astrology” System, which approaches astrology from a holistic perspective. Sam has close to 25 years of Vedic Study and experience, and he is a Certified Vedic Astrologer and Teacher through the American College of Vedic...

  35. Exploring "The Fall"

    Steve Taylor is an author and teacher, whose main interests are anthropology, psychology and spirituality. Steve's articles and essays have been published in many magazines and academic journals, and his work has been featured widely in the media in the UK, including on BBC World TV and in The...

  36. Sons of God - Daughters of Men

    Edward F. Malkowski has a lifelong interest in history, particularly ancient history with a special interest in philosophy and the development of religious beliefs from ancient to modern times. With the opinion that the ancient biblical stories in Genesis were based on historical fact, during the...

  37. Punk Science

    Walter and Geoff interview Dr. Manjir Samanta-Laughton about her book, Punk Science. After qualifying as a medical GP, a holistic therapist and working in the Bristol Cancer Help Centre, Dr. Samanta-Laughton, MD began a quest to highlight the links between science and spiritual ideas. This has...

  38. Exploring the Spirit

    Walter and Geoff interview Kala Ambrose a noted metaphysical teacher, intuitive, speaker, author and talk show host. Kala has lectured on esoteric teachings, ancient myths, developing intuition and psychic ability, beauty and peace through traditional feng shui, the meaning of abundance and...

  39. Conscious Living and Dying

    Walter and Geoff interview Annamaria Hemingway and discuss her book Practicing Conscious Living and Dying: Stories of the Eternal Continuum of Consciousness, an uplifting collection of spiritually illuminating texts and powerfully thought-provoking real life stories, showing death as an integral...

  40. The Secret of the Incas

    Walter and Geoff interview Dr. William Sullivan. Archaeoastronomer, historian, and student of myth, William Sullivan is the author of "The Secret of the Incas: Myth Astronomy and the War Against Time," which was featured in a two hour documentary on Channel 4, England. Having recently completed a...

  41. The Ancient World and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

    Walter and Geoff interview radio engineer Glenn Kreisberg about the possiblility ancient cultures were aware of and used elements of the electromegnetic spectrum.

  42. The Mathematical Language of Nature

    Walter and Geoff interview Michael S. Scheidner about mathematics, it's appearence in the natural world, and its relationship to ancient views on the sacred nature of numbers.

  43. Legends and Lost Cities of the Ancient World

    Walter and Geoff interview David Hatcher Childress. Known as the real-life Indiana Jones to the many fans of his books, he is a captivating speaker and the author or coauthor of over 15 books. He has traveled the world several times over, seeking adventure and the answers to the mysteries of...

  44. The World Without Us

    What would happen to the world if humans were no longer part of the equation? Walter and Geoff discuss what would happen to the remnants of civiliztion as the world slowly returns to a natural state with Alan Weisman, author of the New York Times bestseller, The World Without Us.

  45. Let's Do The Time Warp

    Walter and Geoff discuss quantum mechanics along with the theoretical and experimental possibilities of time travel with University of Connecticut professor Dr. Ronald Mallet.

  46. From Pyramids to Parapsychology

    Walter and Geoff discuss a range of topics with Dr. Robert Schoch of Boston University, from his work dating the Great Sphinx to the Pyramids to his latest book, The Parapsychology Revolution: A Concise Anthology of Paranormal and Psychical Research.

  47. Ancient Star Cites of the American Southwest

    Walter and Geoff talk to Gary A. David about his research of the ancestral Puebloans and their descendants the Hopi, and delve into the some of the ideas in his book The Orion Zone: Ancient Star Cites of the American Southwest.

  48. Angels and Archetypes

    Walter and Geoff talk with Author and Professor at the University of Calgary Dr. Carmen Boulter about her work studying fragments of information about matriarchal cultures in predynastic Egypt and prehistoric Greece.

  49. The Mystery of Orbs

    Walter and Geoff talk with Authors Míceál Ledwith and Klaus Heinemann about their work studying the mysterious phenomena of Orbs.

  50. Cosmology Of The Dogon

    Walter and Geoff talk with Author and Researcher Laird Scranton about his work related to the cosmology and symbology of the Dogon, a West African people.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Join in as Walter Cruttenden and Shawn Freeman explore the ancient myth and folklore of cultures throughout the world and its connection to the stars, specifically the celestial motion known as the precession of the equinox. Walter, Shawn and their guests examine evidence that precession is caused by our Sun's interaction with a lost companion star, of which the ancients knew. They explore how this grand celestial motion may cause a great cycle of Ages that has influenced human history on a vast scale and continues to influence our life experience here on Earth today.

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Walter Cruttenden, Shawn Freeman & Geoff Patino

Produced by Walter Cruttenden

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